Category: Vegetables

The Discovery

A couple of weekends ago whilst doing my weekly grocery shopping, I made a discovery as life-altering as man’s discovery of black gold. Okay perhaps that is a gross exaggeration, still, it was a noteworthy find. I had stumbled upon flaxseed (flax) flour. I have long known flax (linseed) to be a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which as we know are paramount for a healthy brain and are essential for the cardiovascular system (heart). But while perusing the nutritional content of the flour two things stood out, namely the protein and fibre contents. Conventional wisdom leads us to believe that the best source of protein is meat in the shape of chicken and beef or protein supplements e.g. protein shakes. But as we shall see, not only are the proposed sources of protein sub-par; they are replete with issues.

Issues with proverbial sources of protein

Elevated fat content (meat)

While lean meats are a high source of protein (chicken and beef contain about 24g per 100g) most of the beef and chicken accessible (and affordable) to the public is not lean. In pursuit of profits, large farms almost unilaterally employ antibiotics to produce jumbo sized chickens and other livestock. In addition to antibiotics, the diet of livestock in factory farms almost sorely consists of corn, a cheaper and fattier feedstock. What all of this culminates in are cows, chickens and pigs with a much higher fat to muscle ratio. Simply put, what we believe are prime sources of protein are nothing but fat-laden, hormone-saturated and protein barren meats. Unless you are getting your protein from free-range sources, you are most likely consuming substandard products. Continue reading “More protein than chicken and 10x cheaper than whey protein”

Welcome to TheVegetarianMan.com. We would like your journey as a vegetarian to be as simple and happy as possible. This is a place for people who would like to learn more about vegetarian food. The inspiration for the name comes from Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian man, and we hope to help people become great vegetarian humans.